Chapter 20 Thursday Morning, October 20th

Dream Chaser Ventures.

"So many companies are seeking investment??"

"Is it because of Old Ma?"

"That can't be right, doesn't he only have a few tens of thousands of followers on Weibo so far?"

Pei Qian looked at the list of companies in his hand, his face full of disbelief.

From the beginning of the month, He Desheng had been reporting that many companies had approached Dream Chaser Ventures, hoping to cooperate.

Some were small companies purely seeking investment, but there were also some large companies seeking strategic cooperation.

At first, Pei Qian didn't pay much attention, simply asking He Desheng to put them off for the time being, telling these companies that Dream Chaser Ventures' investments had to go through a process, and asking them to wait patiently.

Now, with more than half of October gone, it wasn't appropriate to delay any further, so he had to deal with it.

But when he looked at the list of companies seeking investment today, he discovered that there were already more than a dozen companies, large and small, and this wasn't even all of them.

He Desheng shook his head: "It shouldn't be related to Ma, it's probably because of that financial program on CCTV before."

Pei Qian suddenly understood.

In the previous program, Professor Bai analyzed Tengda's business model and then said two very crucial things: "It is unlikely that other companies will be able to learn Tengda's business model, but they can cooperate more with Tengda!"

"Given President Pei's risk awareness and Tengda's ability to withstand risks, Tengda Group will definitely be a good partner!"

Professor Bai was a big name in economics. If he said that Tengda's model was stable, healthy, and would be a good partner, then what was there to doubt?

So, all these companies came seeking cooperation!

Pei Qian sighed softly, "The tree desires peace, but the wind never ceases." (An idiom meaning one cannot escape worldly troubles).

Was it so difficult for Tengda to be low-key?

Flipping through the brief introductions of these companies, Pei Qian was completely confused.

He couldn't understand.

These materials were a mix of truth and falsehood, making it difficult to distinguish, and even if they were all true, there would be exaggerations. Using these materials to judge which would lose and which would earn was beyond President Pei's capabilities.

Would choosing those particularly outrageous companies definitely lead to losses?

Pei Qian had already suffered a lot of losses with shared phone booths and fully automatic bickering machines, so he really didn't have the confidence.

Then, should he judge based on the size of the company?

Large companies were more likely to develop, and the chances of losing money were already small. If they cooperated with Tengda and gained more attention, the chances would be even smaller.

Small companies were more likely to fail, but once they made money, the returns would be much more considerable than those of large companies...

Even if ten small companies failed, the success of one small company could make up for it.

Difficult!

Pei Qian realized that Dream Chaser Ventures had become a bit of a hot potato. The main reason was that all the investments had been successful, leading to a trend of over-glorification. Coupled with the publicity from the television program, too many companies were seeking investment, making it difficult to distinguish which were reliable and which were not.

Give up Dream Chaser Ventures?

No, he couldn't. If he left it alone and handed it all over to He Desheng, wouldn't that be handing over a department that had already taken off to a professional? The consequences would definitely be even more unthinkable!

Pei Qian thought, he had to come up with a plan.

Since the projects he chose would make money, and handing them over to He Desheng would also likely make money, he had to find a way to minimize the possibility of profit.

Just like those physical industries and the "Doomed to Fail" plan.

In a situation where profit was almost certain, he would dilute the probability through distribution, allowing the department head to spend all the money according to the rules, earning as little as possible.

"President Pei, take a look at this list. Which companies should we specifically cooperate with?" He Desheng asked tentatively.

Pei Qian casually flipped through the materials and pushed them aside.

"No need to look."

"Like this, I'll determine the investment policy today. From now on, He Desheng, you will be responsible for investing according to the established policy."

He Desheng's eyes lit up.

Investment policy?

Could it be that Dream Chaser Ventures was finally entering the next stage?

When Dream Chaser Ventures was first established, other than the first investment from Ma Yang, the other investments were basically decided by President Pei.

Of course, Ma Yang's investment seemed to have some connection with President Pei in the dark.

As an investment genius, President Pei's actions could indeed guarantee a 100% success rate for Dream Chaser Ventures' investments.

But this model was unsustainable.

President Pei was busy with work, having to consider the development direction of the entire Tengda Group, consider brand new business models for new industries, and even take time to design games.

Most people would be overwhelmed just handling one of these tasks, but President Pei could handle them all, which was truly astonishing.

But having President Pei personally select investment projects was too inefficient.

Now that Dream Chaser Ventures' work was gradually on the right track, President Pei could naturally let go.

As for what specific investment policy to adopt?

He Desheng was very much looking forward to it.

Most of the major domestic companies have investment businesses. Investment is not only for profit, but also for expanding the company's business and building a richer ecosystem.

Currently, the investment models of major domestic companies can basically be divided into three types.

Federal Ally Mode: Giving money and resources, providing some guidance, but not pursuing absolute control.

Great Qin Empire Mode: Highly unified thinking, pursuing absolute control;

Guan Ning Iron Cavalry Mode: Seeking out companies and teams with strong combat capabilities, acquiring them at high prices, conducting ideological training, and then sending them out. These departments are more like mercenaries.

These three models each have their advantages and disadvantages, but in He Desheng's view, the Federal Ally Mode is clearly the most successful.

The Great Qin Empire Mode pursues absolute control over the invested companies, but often leads to situations where outsiders direct insiders, ruining projects that were originally good.

The Federal Ally Mode, on the other hand, does not pursue absolute control and has a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship with its partners, which can achieve a win-win situation.

What kind of investment model will President Pei establish for Dream Chaser Ventures?

Pei Qian cleared his throat: "Like this, all companies requesting investment will be ranked according to the order in which they arrived, first come, first served."

"We only do the most basic screening. These companies must be law-abiding and operate with integrity. Other than that, we don't care about anything else."

"In addition, I don't care how much the boss of this company pays himself, but we must ensure that all the money we invest is used for the company's operations and not for the boss's own consumption."

Pei Qian didn't want Tengda's money to be used by these garbage companies to do bad things. This was the most basic bottom line.

Similarly, Pei Qian couldn't accept these company bosses using Tengda's money to live lavishly.

President Pei worked hard for months to earn so little. If the bosses of these companies took Tengda's investment and tried to spend it all themselves, President Pei's mentality would collapse.

Of course, most investment companies would have similar requirements when investing, but Pei Qian's requirements were even stricter.

In other aspects, Pei Qian didn't care about anything.

As long as these companies operate with integrity, Pei Qian wouldn't care how outrageous or unsuccessful their business model was.

Pei Qian continued: "Invest according to the size of each company, but the first investment should not be too much."

"Give it in the order of first come, first served, and those in the back will wait in line."

"If a company becomes profitable, we will immediately withdraw our investment and sell it."

"If we make money after selling it, we will immediately invest it in the company ranked further back."

"If it is not profitable, we will continue to increase investment. If it is profitable, we will sell it. If it is not profitable, we will continue to increase investment."

"In short, ensure that the company's account does not have too much idle money. If it is all lost and there is no money left, then immediately ask me, and I will continue to give money depending on the situation."

The system's regulations on investment were relatively lenient.

Because it was difficult for Pei Qian to control when the invested projects would produce products, the system would not force the invested companies to have output, but would have a certain limit on the amount of system funds used for investment.

In other words, the money earned by Dream Chaser Ventures could be taken out and reinvested at will, and the system would not care; but if it was taking Tengda Group's money to invest, then it was not unlimited.

Pei Qian wasn't that idealistic. Dream Chaser Ventures just shouldn't make money, and it would be even better if it could consume some system funds.

"That's about it, is there any problem?" Pei Qian looked at the dumbfounded He Desheng.

He Desheng blinked blankly.

Any problems?

There were many problems!

Others had Federal Ally Mode, Great Qin Empire Mode, Guan Ning Iron Cavalry Mode, each of which sounded very imposing.

But what was ours...

Money-wasting mode?

Obviously, the probability of these companies failing was much greater than the probability of success!

So what did President Pei's mode mean? If a company showed the slightest sign of profitability, we wouldn't invest, and if a company kept losing money, we would keep investing?

Was it even possible to make money this way?

Moreover, the most basic thing for an investment company was to screen projects, filter out all the unreliable companies, and leave only the reliable companies for investment.

Even so, many investment companies still lost everything.

Now, if we don't screen, what kind of monsters and freaks would we end up investing in?

Although President Pei had certain requirements, these requirements were only the most basic supervision.

Even if these companies didn't deliberately do bad things or misappropriate the funds, there were still many ways to make the money go down the drain.

He Desheng was silent for a moment: "President Pei, are there no other screening conditions?"

"Even if it's first come, first served... shouldn't there be some priority?"

Pei Qian shook his head: "No priority, strictly invest in the order of first come, first served."

"You must adhere to this policy and not have any of your own ideas. Just do what you are told."

He Desheng was still full of questions, but seeing President Pei's determination, he didn't ask any further questions.

After all, President Pei was an investment genius, and the policy determined by an investment genius would definitely not be wrong.

"Okay, President Pei, then I will arrange it according to this."

Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.

Very good, the work of Dream Chaser Ventures had all been arranged!

As long as he insisted on investing in this way, it was estimated that it would be impossible to make money;

Even if he did make money, it would be a long time later;

Even if he made a little money in the short term, he would quickly withdraw it and invest it in other projects, ensuring that Dream Chaser Ventures had no spare money.

Perfect!